text_original: From this time the tide of battle turned, and the rest of the century saw the gradual decline of Saracen rule both in the east and in the west. In 750 the last Caliph of the Ommeyad dynasty was slain, and Damascus fell into the hands of the new dynasty of the Abbasides.
text_transcription: FROM THIS TIME THE TIDE OF BATTLE TURNED AND THE REST OF THE CENTURY SAW THE GRADUAL DECLINE OF SARACEN RULE BOTH IN THE EAST AND IN THE WEST IN SEVEN FIFTY THE LAST CALIPH OF THE OMIAD DYNASTY WAS SLAIN AND DAMASCUS FELL INTO THE HANDS OF THE NEW DYNASTY OF THE OPPICIDES
phonemes: fɹʌm ðɪs tˈaɪm ðə tˈaɪd ʌv bˈæɾəl tˈɜːnd, ænd ðə ɹˈɛst ʌvðə sˈɛntʃɚɹi sˈɔː ðə ɡɹˈædʒuːəl dᵻklˈaɪn ʌv sˈæɹəsən ɹˈuːl bˈoʊθ ɪnðɪ ˈiːst ænd ɪnðə wˈɛst. ɪn sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ðə lˈæst kˈeɪlɪf ʌvðɪ ˈɑːmaɪˌæd dˈaɪnɐsti wʌz slˈeɪn, ænd dɐmˈæskəs fˈɛl ˌɪntʊ ðə hˈændz ʌvðə nˈuː dˈaɪnɐsti ʌvðɪ ˈæbeɪsˌaɪdz.